Shoe-shining device



Jan, 13, 1925.

J. C. GREEN SHOE sHINING DEVICE FII I- I -|,I I-- Filed March 16. 192

' .hereinafter Patented dan. '13, 1925.

JOHN C. GREEN, OF ONAKA, SOUTH DAKOTA.

SHOE-SHINING DEVICE.

Application led March 16, 1922. Serial No. 544,131.

[o all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN C. GREEN, a citizen ofthe United States, resident of Onaka, county of Faulk, State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Shining Devices, of which the following is a specication.

T he object of my invention is to provide a shoe shining device adapted for carrying in the pocket or in a small hand bag, and by means of which aV person can easily and quickly shine the shoes without the use of brushes, rags or strips of canvas usually employed.

.-i further object is to provide a device which will be neat and compact in appearance, will not necessitate grasping the canvas or other flexible material which comes in contactwith the paste on the shoes, and a .leviee which, when folded or closed, will assume substantially the appearance of a closed knife.

The invention consists generally in various constructions and combinations, all as described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

ln the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification,

Figure l is a sectional View through a shoe shining device embodying my invention,

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 of Figure 3,

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3*?) of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is an edge view showing means for operating the belt by power.

In the drawing, 2 represents one section or member of the device, and 3 the other section, made preferably .of sheet metal, formed to allow the section 3 toL fit into the section 2, the part 3 corresponding to the blade of the knife and the part 2 to the handle thereof. The sections or members are connected at one end, as by a pivot 4, and are adapted to swing on this pivot to open or close the device. A spring 5 is provided, coiled around the pivot 4 and having its ends bearing on the walls of the sections 2 and 3 and normally tending to hold them in an open position. Any suitable fastening device may be provided at the opposite end of the sections from the pivot 4 for holding them in their closed position against the tension of the spring, the parts separating through the action of the spring when the locking device is released.

`Near the pivot 4 is a stud 6 and similar studs T and 8 are mounted in the opposite ends of the sections 2 and 3. A belt 9 of canvas or other suitable polishing material passes around these studs and is put under tension by the spring 5 when the sections are separated to open the device for use.

ln Figure l I have shown the belt bearing on the top of a shoe that is being shined, the pressure on the shoe tending, of course, to draw the sections to their closed position against the resistance of the Spring 5.

rlhe belt 9 may be modified in various ways having surfaces varying in construction and degrees of smoothness for obtaining the desired result when the belt is drawn or moved to cross the surface of the shoe.

ln F igure 4 I have shown a slightly modilied construction, which consists in mounting a small electric motor l0 on a roller 1l. This motor would be connected with a suitable source of power, as for instance the light bulb connection in the room of a hotel or oiiice, so that, whenever desired, the user can turn on the power and drive the belt. ln this case the belt would have the same surface throughout its length and different types of belts could be provided, one having a smooth and the other a rough surface for Contact with the shoe.

The device may be made in various sizes and when not in use may be folded into a compact form to carry in the pocket or in a handbag.

I claim as my invention:

l. A shoe shining device comprising members pivoted at one end, one upon the other, a belt carried by said members and put under tension when said members are moved to an open position, and a spring normally tending to open said members and tension said belt, said members enclosing said belt, and when closed concealing it.

2. A shoe shining device comprising a belt. a support wherein said belt is mounted and comprising members pivoted one upon the other and a spring mounted to separate said members and tension said belt, said members comprising a handle member and a blade member adapted to fit within said handle member.

3. A shoe shining device comprising a handle member and a blade member pivoted thereon at one end and adapted to fit within said handle member when the device is closed, a spring normally tending to sepallO rate said members, and a flexible shoe shin.- ing;V elementvoonnecting the free ends of said members and put under tension when said members are separated.

4. A 'shoe-shiningl device comprising members Vphotally connected at one end and adapted to fold one upon the other, and a flexible shoe-shining belt mountedbetween.

said members and adapted to be folded when they `are closed7 andexpfmded toa Working position when said members are separated 5. Afehoe-,shining device comprising memY bers mounted to be folded one `upon the ,other1 a flexible shoe-shining belt supported 1 between seid membersland enclosed thereby and'lmving a section adapted to engage the surface to be shined, and means for normally applying tension to said beltfor drawing it tauitaerossllie surface oli-Which it is workmg. Y o

kIn Witness whereoL-I lie-ive 'hereunto setV my lmndthisV 11th Cla-y of 'March v1922. Y

Y yJOHN C. GREEN. 

